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The Grove’s Enchantments, the River’s Disenchantments
A Bilingual Edition
The first annotated edition and translation of Soror Maria do Céu’s The Grove’s Enchantments, the River’s Disenchantments.
A Christian allegory written from a female perspective about a woman pilgrim, The Grove’s Enchantments, the River’s Disenchantments traces the path of the Peregrina. On her journey, she enters the Grove of the Hunter, where she encounters false deities representing the vanities of the world. Escaping the grove, she meets four saints who guide her along the rough road until she unites with the Shepherd in his garden.
This edition contains a comprehensive introduction about Maria do Céu’s life and works, the historical and literary context in which she wrote the allegory, its structure and major themes, and its reception and afterlife. This includes the most extensive biographical information about Maria do Céu available in English.
258 pages | 6 color plates | 6 x 9 | © 2026
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Table of Contents
Illustrations
Introduction
–Maria do Céu, an Other Voice
–Maria do Céu: Life and Works
–Historical and Literary Context
–Structure and Major Themes of The Grove’s Enchantments
–The Reception and Afterlife of Enganos do bosque, desenganos do rio
–Editor’s Note
–Translator’s Note
Enganos do bosque, desenganos do rio
–Indice dos capitulos
The Grove’s Enchantments, the River’s Disenchantments
–Table of Contents
–Notes
Bibliography
Index